As China relaxes COVID rules, protesters worry about retaliation.

Pei was one of many activists who sprung out in favor of historic demonstrations in support of Chinas COVID-19 curbs last month . He was taken to a police station and held for 20 hours, sometimes with his arms and legs tied to a chair .

Beijing is a city in China.Pei, a Shanghai based man, was one of many activists who sprung out in favor of historic demonstrations in support of Chinas COVID-19 curbs last month, filming several seconds of footage of a man being arrested on a street corner, according to Pei.Almost immediately, he was confronted by five or six plainclothes police.He was taken to a police station and held for 20 hours, sometimes with his arms and legs tied to a chair, according to the officer who shoved me into the car, wanting to scare me if others discover what I did.

Although many Chinese residents welcome a lifting of freeze measures that have stifled industries and stoked unemployment, some proponents arrested by China's security forces face a tense wait for their fate.According to Lynette Ong, a University of Toronto professor, the Party's way of dealing with those who have betrayed it is to end the game before the time is right.The Shanghai police department did not immediately respond to a call for comment on Peis' story of being arrested or on what other measures they could take.Last week, the Communist Party's top body in charge of law enforcement confirmed that China would crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities of hostile forces and would not tolerate any unlawful and criminal activities that undermine the civil rights system.FINES AND JAIL TIME Reuters was unable to determine how many protesters are still in police detention.

This time around, everyone was impulsive and had no knowledge.We didnt have a well-planned meeting and there wasn't a mature organisation and communication system that could unite and coordinate everyone, according to one senior EU official.Xi said the outrage during a meeting in Beijing last week with European Council President Charles Michel that was more likely if people were motivated by a sense of hopelessness and indignation over the COVID relaxation provisions.However, Pei said that this is not good news or a victory in our struggle because what we It gave me the opportunity to experience personally how the Communist Party has reacted to our speech and how the people under its influence's is severely harmed.'

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